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Recorded Tee Figurative Sense 6385.Tee 英 Tiː]美 Ti

正面 6385.tee
英 [tiː]美 [ti]

背面
释义:
n. 球座;字母T;T形物adj. T字形的vt. 搁在球座上vi. 放球于球座上
例句:
1. I never dreamed that I'd tee up with Bob Hope.我做梦也没想到能和鲍勃·霍普一起打高尔夫。

1. exclamation => exclaim.

tee (n.)in golf, 1721, back-formation from teaz (1673), taken as a plural; a Scottish word of uncertain origin. The original form was a little heap of sand. The verb meaning "place a ball on a golf tee" is recorded from 1670s; figurative sense of "to make ready" (usually with up) is recorded from 1938. Teed off in the figurative sense of "angry, annoyed" is first recorded 1953, probably as a euphemism for p(iss)ed off."

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